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.TH "PORT\-LIVECHECK" "1" "2\&.6\&.99" "MacPorts 2\&.6\&.99" "MacPorts Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
port-livecheck \- Check if a new version of the software is available
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-vd\fR] [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBlivecheck\fR
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBport livecheck\fR checks whether a newer version of a given port is available upstream\&. It (usually) does that by automatically downloading a web page and applying a regular expression that extracts a version number\&. If the version number is different from the one the port packages, a message is printed\&.
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\fBport livecheck\fR is useful for maintainers that want to check whether new versions of their ports are available so they can be updated\&. It can also be used by users that encounter a problem, because updating to the latest upstream version is generally one of the first steps in case of an error or when encountering a bug\&.
.SH "GLOBAL OPTIONS"
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Please see the section \fBGLOBAL OPTIONS\fR in the \fBport\fR(1) man page for a description of global port options\&.
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\fB\-v\fR
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Print a message if the port is up to date\&.
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\fB\-d\fR
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Print debugging information such as the regular expression and all matches\&.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBport\fR(1), \fBportfile\fR(7), \fBport-upgrade\fR(7), \m[blue]\fBLivecheck/Distcheck in the MacPorts Guide\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2
.SH "AUTHORS"
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(C) 2014 The MacPorts Project
Clemens Lang <cal@macports\&.org>
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.SH "EXTERNAL REFERENCES"
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Livecheck/Distcheck in the MacPorts Guide
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\%https://guide.macports.org/#reference.livecheck
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